Hell or high water, it’s the ‘Cajun Navy’ to the rescue

Last year when unprecedented storms hit the Baton Rouge area, an informal group of civilians -- fishermen and hunters with their own boats -- took to the water to aid in rescue efforts.

They saved hundreds of their fellow Louisianans stranded in the storm.

Social media called them “The Cajun Navy,” and the name stuck.

Learn more about The Cajun Navy at http://www.nola.com/300
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